S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire
Behavior Comprehensive Questions
And Verified Correct Answers
Grade A+
Topographybcanbdirectlybandbindirectlybaffectbfuelsbandbtheirbavailabilitybforbcom
bustionb-bans-True
Ofbthebthreebenvironmentalbfactorsbthatbinfluencebfirebbehavior,bwhichbisbtheblea
stbvariableb-bans-topography
Whatbarebtheb3bEnvironmentalbFactorsbthatbinfluencebFirebBehavior?b-bans-
1)bWeather
2)bTopographyb
3)bFuels
Thebleastbcriticalbformbofbheatbtransferbthatbinfluencesbratebofbspreadbinbabrunn
ingbwildlandbfirebis.b-bans-Conduction
Thebpointbtobwhichbabcombustiblebmaterialbmustbbebheatedbtobproducebselfbsus
tainingbcombustionbisbknownbasbtheb-bans-Ignitionbtemperature
Whatbfactorsbprimarilybaffectbfirelinebintensity?b-bans-Fuelbsize
Fuelbmoisture
Fuelbtemperature
Fuelbcompactnessbandbarrangement
ALLbOFbTHEbABOVE
T/F
, Twobrequirementsbforblongbrangebspottingbarebwindbandbabwellbdevelopedbconv
ectionbcolumn.b-bans-True
Abfirebthatbadvancesbthroughbcanopiesbofbbrushbandbtreesbisbknownbasbab-
bans-Crownbfire
Firebisbburningbinblitterbonbtopbofbthebground,bbutboccasionallybcarriesbintobtheb
crownsbofbindividualbtrees,bwhichbproducesbburningbembersbthatbstartbnewbfiresb
outsidebthebfirebperimeterb-bans-Surfacebfirebwithbtorchingbandbspotting
T/F
Upwardbmovingbairbcontractsbandbwarmsb-bans-False
Asbairbsinksbitb-bans-Increasesbinbpressure,bwarmsbandbcompresses
Foehnbwindsbcanbadverselybaffectbwildlandbfiresbbecausebtheybcanbproduceb-
bans-Strongbwinds,bwarmerbtemperatures,bandbveryblowbrelativebhumidity
Whenbstablebairbisbforcedboverbabmountainbrange,bandbthenbdescendsbthebleew
ardbslopebasbdry,bwarmedbair,bitbisbcalledb-bans-AbfoehnbWindb(lookbthisbup)
T/F
Bendsbinbcanyonsbareblikelybplacesbforbeddiesbtobformb-bans-True
Localbwindsbarebbestbdescribedbasb-bans-
Smallbscalebconvectivebwindsbofblocalboriginbcausedbbybdifferencesbinbheatingba
ndbcooling
East,bMono,bSantabAna,bandbChinookbareballbexamplesbofb__________________
______.b-bans-FoehnbWinds
T/Fb
Airbflowsbclockwisebaroundblowbpressurebsystemsbandbcounterclockwisebaroundb
highbpressurebsystemsb-bans-False.
CounterclockwisebinbLowbPressures
ClockwisebinbHighbPressures
T/F
Unstablebairbcanboftenbbebfoundbinblowbpressurebsystemsbandbonbleadingbedge
bofbcoldbfrontsb-bans-True
Behavior Comprehensive Questions
And Verified Correct Answers
Grade A+
Topographybcanbdirectlybandbindirectlybaffectbfuelsbandbtheirbavailabilitybforbcom
bustionb-bans-True
Ofbthebthreebenvironmentalbfactorsbthatbinfluencebfirebbehavior,bwhichbisbtheblea
stbvariableb-bans-topography
Whatbarebtheb3bEnvironmentalbFactorsbthatbinfluencebFirebBehavior?b-bans-
1)bWeather
2)bTopographyb
3)bFuels
Thebleastbcriticalbformbofbheatbtransferbthatbinfluencesbratebofbspreadbinbabrunn
ingbwildlandbfirebis.b-bans-Conduction
Thebpointbtobwhichbabcombustiblebmaterialbmustbbebheatedbtobproducebselfbsus
tainingbcombustionbisbknownbasbtheb-bans-Ignitionbtemperature
Whatbfactorsbprimarilybaffectbfirelinebintensity?b-bans-Fuelbsize
Fuelbmoisture
Fuelbtemperature
Fuelbcompactnessbandbarrangement
ALLbOFbTHEbABOVE
T/F
, Twobrequirementsbforblongbrangebspottingbarebwindbandbabwellbdevelopedbconv
ectionbcolumn.b-bans-True
Abfirebthatbadvancesbthroughbcanopiesbofbbrushbandbtreesbisbknownbasbab-
bans-Crownbfire
Firebisbburningbinblitterbonbtopbofbthebground,bbutboccasionallybcarriesbintobtheb
crownsbofbindividualbtrees,bwhichbproducesbburningbembersbthatbstartbnewbfiresb
outsidebthebfirebperimeterb-bans-Surfacebfirebwithbtorchingbandbspotting
T/F
Upwardbmovingbairbcontractsbandbwarmsb-bans-False
Asbairbsinksbitb-bans-Increasesbinbpressure,bwarmsbandbcompresses
Foehnbwindsbcanbadverselybaffectbwildlandbfiresbbecausebtheybcanbproduceb-
bans-Strongbwinds,bwarmerbtemperatures,bandbveryblowbrelativebhumidity
Whenbstablebairbisbforcedboverbabmountainbrange,bandbthenbdescendsbthebleew
ardbslopebasbdry,bwarmedbair,bitbisbcalledb-bans-AbfoehnbWindb(lookbthisbup)
T/F
Bendsbinbcanyonsbareblikelybplacesbforbeddiesbtobformb-bans-True
Localbwindsbarebbestbdescribedbasb-bans-
Smallbscalebconvectivebwindsbofblocalboriginbcausedbbybdifferencesbinbheatingba
ndbcooling
East,bMono,bSantabAna,bandbChinookbareballbexamplesbofb__________________
______.b-bans-FoehnbWinds
T/Fb
Airbflowsbclockwisebaroundblowbpressurebsystemsbandbcounterclockwisebaroundb
highbpressurebsystemsb-bans-False.
CounterclockwisebinbLowbPressures
ClockwisebinbHighbPressures
T/F
Unstablebairbcanboftenbbebfoundbinblowbpressurebsystemsbandbonbleadingbedge
bofbcoldbfrontsb-bans-True